Openwater Course

July 4th, 2010

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Overview

Open water scuba diver course is the naui entry level scuba certification course. It provides the fundamental knowledge and skills to scuba dive.Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to engage in open water diving activities without supervision, provided the diving activities and the areas dived approximate those of training.

Prerequisites

  • Minimum is 15 years for Scuba Diver certification. (Junior certification for ages 12 –14 years is allowed).
  • Swim 100M (That's my prerequisites only)
  • Medical evaluation and physician approval form signed by a Physician
Course policies

Hours

  • Theory -14 hours estimated.
  • Practical Application - 17 hours including not less than 10 water hours.
  • Minimum 5 open water dives, with no more than 3 open water dives a day.
daily hours
  • no more than 8 hours of training maybe conducted during any one day
Depth
  • Maximum depth for any open water training  dives during the course is 60ft(18m)

Diving equipment

There are some basic equipment for diving and some equipment for scuba diving as well.

Basic equipments include the following items which are need for snorkeling, skin diving and scuba diving.

  • Mask
  • Snorkel
  • Weight belts
  • Fins
  • Suits
  • Gear Bags
The following items must be need depends on your activities and equipment
  • Gloves
  • footwear
  • Knife
  • Surface Marker Bouy
The following items are the basic scuba equipment.
  • Mask
  • Snorkel
  • Weight belts
  • Fins
  • Suits
  • Gear Bags
  • BC (Buoyancy compensator) / BCD (Buoyancy control device)
  • Cylinder / Tank
  • Regulator
  • Octopus
  • Pressure Guage
  • Depth Gauge
  • Diving Torch
  • Dive computer
  • Compass

Mask